Rio Tinto's Alcan Deal
Boosts European Shares

European shares posted strong gains yesterday, with miners in the spotlight as Rio Tinto agreed to buy Canada's Alcan for $38.1 billion.

Most Asian stock indexes advanced, too, with South Korea's Kospi, India's Sensex and Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index ending at records. But Japan's Nikkei fell for the third straight session as investors...